A roof, being the highest part of any structure, alludes to the ego, which gives a person an elevated impression of himself.
Thus, in order to prevent a person from "falling off his roof" by allowing his feelings of swollen self-esteem to degenerate into selfishness, we are warned to "make a guard-rail for your roof" - to carefully control and temper the ego with "guard-rails".
Source: Likutei Sichos, Lubavitcher Rebbe
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